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—Focus on China-related IP Business
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Survey Instructions
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All financial information you provide below should be updated till December 31, 2011.
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Please make sure you understand the terms correctly before filling the form.
By “China-related,” we mean 1) cases from Chinese clients or 2) cases handled in China.
By “China,” we mean mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
If there are special requirements in the following tables, please adhere to the detailed requirements.
By “cases,” we mean applications, litigations, consultations, and all the other forms of IP
services your firm provides to the clients.
Contact Information
Name: Job Title:
Address:
Web: Mail:
Tel: Fax:
Section I: Basic InformationGlobally / China-related
Agency Name
Headquarters Address
Branch Office (Number) / Mainland China:
HK, Macau and Taiwan:
Establishment (Time)
Director’s Name
Director’s Title
Operation System / Corporation
Partnership
Corporation & Partnership
Others（Please Clarify）
/ Sole Proprietorship
Joint Venture
Cooperation with Local Firms
Others（Please Clarify）
Promotion Mode
(Multiple Choice) / Print Media
Ads Publications
Firm Rankings
Online Marketing
Ads
Word of Mouth Marketing
Firm Rankings / Print Media
Ads Publications
Firm Rankings
Online Marketing
Ads
Word of Mouth Marketing
Firm Rankings
Activities Outdoor Media
Sponsor
Speaking Engagements
in Conferences & Forums
Outdoor Ads
Others（Please Clarify）
/ Activities Outdoor Media
Sponsor
Speaking Engagements
in Conferences & Forums
Outdoor Ads
Others（Please Clarify）
Proportion of Promotion Fees in the Overall Revenue / Less Than 5%
5%-10%
10%-15%
Over 15% / Less Than 5%
5%-10%
10%-15%
Over 15%
Section II: Staffing Structure
Globally / China-related
Employees
(Number) / Chinese Employees
(Number)
Partners
(Number) / Staffs with Chinese Language Ability
(Number)
Lawyers
(Number) / Staffs Based in China
(Number)
Patent Attorneys
(Number) / Obtained the License of Lawyer in Mainland China (Number)
Trademark Attorneys
(Number) / Patent Agents in Mainland China
(Number)
Section III: Agency Practice
Globally / China-related
Practice Areas
(Multiple Choice) / Patent
Patent Application (Objections Included)
Patent litigation
Others (Consultation,
Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Trademark
Trademark Application
(Objections Included)
Trademark litigation
Others (Consultation, Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Copyright
Copyright litigation
Others (Registration
Consultation, Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Domain Name
Trade Secret
Unfair Competition
Others
(Please Clarify)
/ Practice Areas
Related to China
(Multiple Choice) / Patent
Patent Application (Objections Included)
Patent litigation
Others (Consultation,
Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Trademark
Trademark Application
(Objections Included)
Trademark litigation
Others (Consultation, Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Copyright
Copyright litigation
Others (Registration,
Consultation, Licensing, Transfer, etc.)
Domain Name
Trade Secret
Unfair Competition
Others
(Please Clarify)
Featured Services / 1
2
3 / Featured Services Related to China / 1
2
3
Representative Clients
(list 5) / 1
2
3
4
5
/ Representative Clients from Mainland China
(list 5) / 1
2
3
4
5
Representative cases
(list 5) / 1
2
3
4
5
/ Representative cases related to Mainland China
(list 5) / 1
2
3
4
5
Section IV: Business (Commissioning Amount in 2011)
Globally / China-related
Patent Application
(Objections Included) / Patent Applications related to Mainland China
(Objections Included)
Patent Litigation / Patent Litigation related to Mainland China
Trademark Application
(Objections Included) / Trademark Application related to Mainland China
(Objections Included)
Trademark Litigation / Trademark Litigation related to Mainland China
Copyright Litigation / Copyright Litigation related to Mainland China
Focuses in Further Business Development
(Multiple Choice) / Patent
Trademark
Copyright
Licensing
Unfair Competition
Domain Name
Trade Secret
IP Licensing
IP Transfer
IP Valuation
Due Diligence
Others（Please Clarify）
/ Focuses in Further Business Development Related to China
(Multiple Choice) / Patent
Trademark
Copyright
Licensing
Unfair Competition
Domain Name
Trade Secret
IP Licensing
IP Transfer
IP Valuation
Due Diligence
Others（Please Clarify）
Overall Revenue
per Year in the Last 5 Years（USD） / 1 00 million above
50 million -100 million
10 million -50 million
1 million -10 million
1 million below / Proportion of Revenue Made from China-related cases / Less Than 5%
5%-10%
10%-15%
Over 15%
Cases Represented per Year in the Last 5 Years (Number) / Cases Related
to China
per Year in the Last 5
Years / None
Less Than 10
10-25
25-50
Over 50
Major Issues
of Doing Business
(Multiple Choice) / Shortage of Funds
Shortage of Talents
Legal Environment
Others（Please Clarify）
/ Major Issues of Expanding China-related Business
(Multiple Choice) / Shortage of Funds
Shortage of Talents
Legal Environment
Others（Please Clarify）
Culture Differences
Section V: Self Evaluation
Revenue in 2011 (USD)
Relative Advantages of Your Agency (Firm) / 1
2
3
4
5
Awards / 1
2
3
4
5
Industry Ranking in Your Country / Leading Firm Medium-sized Firm
Small Firm Others（Please Clarify）
Section VI: Recommendation & Suggestion
Recommended IP Agencies /Firms in Your Country / 1 Reasons:
2 Reasons:
3 Reasons:
4 Reasons:
5 Reasons:
Recommended IP Agencies
(Firms) in Mainland China / 1 Reasons:
2 Reasons:
3 Reasons:
4 Reasons:
5 Reasons:
Suggestions for This Survey
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